going public

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America First Refining has recently explored going public, according to three people close to the company.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Elon Musk’s SpaceX — which operates the chatbot Grok — is going public on Friday at a valuation of $1.8 trillion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

OpenAI just took a step closer to going public, potentially setting up 2026 to be a record-breaking year for IPOs — though the company isn’t guaranteeing it’ll conduct an offering anytime soon.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

There are a “complicated set of tradeoffs” tied to going public, it said, without elaborating further.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Some worried that going public would harm their personal reputations.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock